CVE-2006-4071: Microsoft Windows 2003 Server

Low severity, CVSS 2.6. EPSS: 24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Sign extension vulnerability in the createBrushIndirect function in the GDI library (gdi32.dll) in Microsoft Windows XP, Server 2003, and possibly other versions, allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted WMF file.

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: version r2 only; version sp1 only
  • Microsoft Windows XP: any version

Published 2006-08-10. Last modified 2026-06-16.